Hat-retainer.



R. BOVE.

HAT RETAINER.

APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1912.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

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RAMON BOVE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAT-RETAINER.

inmates.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

Application filed September 20, 1912. Serial No. 721,510.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAMON Bovi'i, subject of the King of Spain, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Retainers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in hat retainers.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a hat retainer which may be manipulated exteriorly of the hat to engage with the hair of the wearer.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for retaining the hat on the head of the wearer, the means being disposed within the hat, the actuating means extending through the crown of the hat in order that the hat may be secured to the head of the wearer after it has been properly adjusted.

A further object of the invention is to provide a retaining device which will be concealed within the crown of the hat and which may be operated by means extending through the hat which will not mar or disfigure the hat.

in the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the device secured within a hat; Fig. 2 is a disassembled perspective; Fig. 3 is a plan view, the cover of the casing being removed; Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view showing the arrangement of the hair engaging coils, and Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view of the device.

In the drawings 10 designates a cylindrical casing. A standard 11 is rotatably supported by the base 12 of said casing, said standard projecting through the opening 13 of the cover 14. This cover 14: is provided with a plurality of apertures 15 and is formed with a flange 16, the cover being stitched or secured by suitable fasteners to the hat 17. The cover is preferably supported on the casing by inserting a pin through the opening 11 formed in the standard, although any suitable means may be employed to connect the cover and standard, as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing.

A spring 18 is arranged within the casing 10, the terminal 19 of said spring being secured to the inner wall of the casing, the terminal 20 of the spring being secured to the standard 11. The wall of the casing is provided with diametrically disposed openings 21 through which extend cords or ribbons 22. The standard forms a drum on which the cords or ribbons 22 are wound, the ribbons being knotted at the points 23 in order to prevent all of the ribbon from passing within the casing. It will be noted that when the terminals of the cord 22 are grasped and drawn away from the casing, the standard 11 will be rotated, compressing the spring 18. When the cords are released the spring will assume its normal position, rotating the standard while assuming said position.

Attention is called to the fact that the ends of the ribbons 22 may be held by the operator during the entire process of adjusting and securing the hat. This is a decided advantage, as the wearer may allow the cords or tape to slowly recede and thereby permit the members 26 to gradually become embedded in the hair. This manner of operatlng the member 26 is essential in instances where a low crown hat is worn, as by positively maintaining control of the members 26 they are prevented from contacting with the head of the wearer.

The lower terminal 24 of the standard 11 extends beyond the casing, the standard being supported against vertical movement with respect to the casing. The supporting of the standard may be accomplished in any desired manner, preferably by reducing the .lower terminal of the standard and providing the same with a collar. The lower terminal of the standard is slotted as at 25. A plurality of hair engaging members 26 are supported by the standard, their terminals 27 extending within the slots 25. The hair engaging members comprise coils which may be of any desired number, there being two such coils illustrated in the drawings.

It will be noted that when the standard is rotated by means of the cords 22, the hair engaging members will also be rotated. In applying the device the hat is adjusted and the cords drawn away fromthe casing. When the cords are released, the standard 11 will be rotated by the spring, the hair engaging members being also rotated and extending within the hair of the wearer. When. it is desired to remove the hat, the cords are drawn away from the casing, which will cause the standard 11 to rotate and withdraw the hair engaging coils from the hair.

The many advantages of a construction of be clearly apparent, as '0 that the device forms a rening means which Will support the hat in the same manner as is usually accomplished by means of hat pins, there being no disfigurement of the hat, the cords by means of which the device is operated passing through eyelets 28 in the band of the It will be seen that in a construction of this character there are no projecting points with which the hand of the wearer may contact in removing or attaching the hat and that the attaching means may be more quickly manipulated to engage the hair than where pins are used. The casing may be secured within the hat in any suitable manner. It will also be seen that the construction is such as may be easily and economically manufactured and that the various parts may be readily assembled.

, Having described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A hat retainer comprising a casing, a standard rotatably supported by the casing, one terminal of said standard extending beyond the casing, a spring arranged within the casing and secured to said standard, means for rotating said standard to compress said spring, a plurality of curved resilient hair engaging members supported by the terminal of said standard which extends beyond the casing, and a closure for the casing, said closure forming a support whereby the casing may be secured within the hat.

2. A hat retainer comprising a casing, a standard rotatably supported by the casing, a spring arranged within the casing and embracing the standard, said spring having one of its terminals connected with the standard and the other with the casing, the standard extending beyond the casing, hair engaging members supported by the portion of the standard which extends beyond the casing, the standard constituting a drum, and flexible members extending through the-casing and adapted to be normally wound upon the drum.

3. A hat retainer including a rotary member, resilient means for rotating said member in one direction, flexible means normally wound upon the rotary member for rotating the member in the opposite direction and adapted to control the rotation of said member in both directions, and hair engaging means carried by said member.

4.. A hat retainer including a casing, a standard rotatably supported within the casing, a spring arranged within the casing and secured at its extremities to the standard and easing respectively, flexible means normally wound upon the standard for rotating the standard to compress said spring, said means being adapted to control the reverse rotation of the standard when operated by the spring, and hair engaging means carried by the standard.

5. A hat retainer including a casing, a standard extending through the casing, a spring arranged within the casing and secured at its extremities to the standard and the casing respectively, flexible means normally wound upon the standard for rotating the standard to compress said spring, and hair engaging means carried by the extremity of the standard extending through the casing.

6. A hat retainer including a casing, a standard rotatably supported by the casing, one extremity of said standard being slotted, resilient means for rotating the standard in one direction, flexible means normally wound upon the standard for rotating the standard in the opposite direction, and hair engaging means carried by the standard and engaging in said slots.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RAMON BovE. [a 3.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH E. Moss, EDWARD CARR.

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